Intentional search and reclassification of maternal deaths in Mexico: The effect on the distribution of causes.

Intentional search and reclassification of maternal deaths in Mexico: The effect on the distribution of causes.

Objective. To correct the misclassification and improve the quality of information on maternal mortality in Mexico. Materials and methods. Using clinical records and verbal autopsies, we studied all deaths certified as maternal deaths as well as a selection of deaths of women of childbearing age who...

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Main Authors: Luis Manuel Torres, Ana Luisa Rhenals, Aline Jiménez, Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos, Rocío Urióstegui, Miriam Piña, Humberto Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2014-06-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
muerte materna
certificado de defunción
periodo fértil
estadísticas vitales
vigilancia epidemiológica
México
Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7353

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